uncommon
Americanadjective
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not common; unusual; rare.
an uncommon word.
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unusual in amount or degree; above the ordinary.
an uncommon amount of mail.
- Synonyms:
- extraordinary
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exceptional; remarkable.
- Synonyms:
- outstanding
adjective
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outside or beyond normal experience, conditions, etc; unusual
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in excess of what is normal
an uncommon liking for honey
adverb
Other Word Forms
- uncommonness noun
Etymology
Origin of uncommon
Example Sentences
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Labor disputes aren’t uncommon in ski towns; patrollers at Utah’s Park City Mountain walked out a year earlier, but Vail Resorts kept it open.
But delays to space travel are not uncommon -- and could also stem from the progress of NASA's private partners.
From Barron's
Similarly, retroactivity isn’t uncommon, and taxes don’t have to be recurring.
A romantic rupture, or dissatisfaction, wasn’t an uncommon revelation.
From Los Angeles Times
They identified specific groups, including Heimdallarchaeia, that are especially closely related to eukaryotes but are relatively uncommon today.
From Science Daily
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